Signed to Motif Records, Reason is one of the continent's pre-imminent lyricists. Young, gifted with rap. You'd be forgiven for thinking this is hip-hopartist Sizwe "Reason" Moeketsi's moniker. Having broken into the musicindustry early, this young artist has a starpower and longevity thatbelies his age.

Born in Tembisa and raised in Katlehong, Reason came up as a battlerapper competing in numerous competitions, both official and on thestreet corner. It wasn't long before Johannesburg began to take noticeand he began making appearances on YFM delivering breakfast jinglesfor DJ Fresh on "The Unrestricted Breakfast Show" in 2005.

Reason has gone on to be named Hype Magazine's King of the Bedroom andwas named "Emcee of the Month" by Hip Hop's first lady Lee Kasumba inMarch 2006 on YFM "Rap Activity". This buzz propelled Reason tomultiple shows across South Africa as well as a Scandinavian tour.Since then, Reason has gone to collaborate with some of South Africa'smost prolific rappers such as Proverb, Tumi, Zubz, ILL Skillz, HHP,Amu, and AKA.

Reason's first studio release "The Reasoning", boasting the productiontalents of Battlekat, Instro, Mizi, Rastic Ras and Ootz The Afronaut,garnered critical acclaim posting 4 stars in Hype Magazine,positioning it as one of South Africa's highest rated albums in 2010.Reason then joined South Africa's largest hip hop brand Kool OutEntertainment as the featured Emcee and host for all Johannesburgevents and has performed with international stars Ras Kass, Qwazzar(Typical Cats), K'Naan, and Masta Ace.

In 2011, this "Unsigned Hype" joined Motif Records as Tumi's protege,marking a new step in his career and will feature his 2nd major labelrelease in March 2012.